The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-28
He Tells Of the Part He Took in the
Campaign Of 1876.

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President Garrett next introduced Hon.
Randall /. Gibson asa man whom the DEM
ocrats had learned to love aud admire. Air.
Gibson WAS received with applause. lie
naadaa lengthy and Ella borate address, but
owing to the number of speakers bflef
synopsis only Of his remarks 4 given. ar
Gibson opened bY thenkiHE the l}slllefist!!s
guest. He then referred to his preYiql95
visits to 0uachlta, beglnalpg with ms
first visit with Louis a. Wiz to whose
memory he paid D fitting tribute. MT. Glib
son spoke OF has subsequent visits, and TO
! the time when he came to uTge the elech9n
| of Cleveland aud Hendricks He then spoke
/ at some length ON the various epOehs thrOuRh
4 which the people OF The Soutll had passed.
] Tho speaker dYNlt on the question OF STATE
rights and defended the south IN the POSI-
| ton il had 20 nobiy malntalned ~ thar p4F5
\ ticular. Mr.. Gibs0n spoke on the second
epoch, the period Of Teeoustruotl0p the en-
! f0rcelnent Of the amendments. This in the
| South meant destruction insteap' q recon
| skructiOn. 1t meant carnival Of carpet
! -bagRers, crime and cOrrupnOp, until the
! people rose in their might and redeemed tlae
Stale 49,
mne than an uprising Of the people 70 give
] peace to the state. He recalled how the iAeI-
J logg government MAS BYeTthEo7gn ana how
by a simple erder from washington II E vs.
election Of Gen. kiclipil5 40 $40. lie himself
had been elected to Congress two years prior,
He said that be realized then the YRst battle
Of statesnanehip that WIS beng fphgll1 IN
| the Senate, and in tlls connection Alr. &ilb-
| son referred to the ehOrts0f Randall Lamar
and others for the liberties Of the people gf
the South. Ile said that at THIS tune there
was contest IN Louisiana between the
whites and the blacks. Gen Nichols repre-
scented The whites snd Packard the blacks.
In this connection Cen. Oh eson read q Joint
resolution sd0pbed w the Kellogg begisla-
tMIe on Jan. I, 1870 Appesl3nE TO iae
United States government Tor asslstaslpee and
for, support; Gen. Gibson asked Il Grant
had issued the order what would haYe been
filn result. Both Packard aud Gen. NICHOLS
were to be lnaugurated on Jan. 3. On Jan,
Z. Gen. Grant sent Q dispateh 10 kellogg,
stating that he would have to decline the re-
quest Of Kellogg Tor
TROOPS TO ISAUGURATE Packard.
AIr. Gibson here narrated what lad occurred
! in Washington at thatliime. Cen. t8ipsOn
next told OF an interview be had alth Gen.
Grant, giving everything that tlapspiged a.
that interview in detail. together With Gen
|, |. Grants reference 70 president johnson,
| DHTiDg that interview Gen. Grant relerrel
tbreafs. th5ies. eBes TINS III. Gibson III.
lniad, and told Gen. Grant that the league
r was commanded by Gen. 4 letl. ~. Oesten,
! 3 man Nlio had been Iaihed by one. .qf Gen
+ the FIRST time that Gen. Grant knew the Tea
/ character OK tie White League.
III On tic day fq9lllawlng the intaTyieEl Gen
: 7 Gibson again called on Cen Grant, and Con
Z Grant ted him that ii the people did no
q create any disturbance TINT he sGrapt y wOult
!; stand bg the people ~ hs attended r. staq,
Il by his relations ID Louisiana. frqm tAatdgt
II Grant Eayer raised bis hand Rssai4st Iiolgisi
Z ana. Gen. (flbaDn said that lie lid not claim
q ell the credit f0r the Tecogniti9n IF TIA
y II Alcbolis government Gen. Gibson thel
Il went on 10 tell how be bad Rcnt woffi L
Nichols Y. send Speaker Bush 10 Mashing
q ton Vol Bush could NOT come, Gen. till
A son next requested that judge White bessNt
Y, and IN reply was IN orslld tllat IL was iIlpas
y able, blit that Mssol L, "A. Burke hid alTead
\ started.
cgPtHble and be rendered good service.
4 The speaker then went on to state that Will
j. the leaders bad all done their duty. ii il Ia
+ not been Tor Tho aetion of the people :
y LOUISIANA, who stood % 20 noaiy for tie
d rights, no such order ng etnanated fFoi
Ia Grant would ever have baen iselled. ter
= Gibson here paid . tribute 70 the coinage {
! the people Of Louisiana, and added Chi
when the Nichols government WAS instalie
v peace Isigned throughout the la1id.
d Gen. Gibson said that he regarded all u
j contention IN regand 70 Afr5canixiue b
g was clicked that no man would Lave the hel
= dihoQd to attsmpt to disrupt onr gehaol {
4 agricniiurtl systsIn. Il Gould not be dom
d The laqn who Attempted. 1t would se saeE
d aSa5 ike a leaf on rlnning stream.
3 Gen. Gibson then spoke on the lIaFF1ye
Y educational ln5iltutioua ~ ils htste. b
j, that when be took iia scat the asihiti53ii {
+ his lie MAS III Aea fh3 river LATTE GeseQ ii
i lie inid bow the Federal H0zeInIaeAt Ia
a never appro ptAaeys "A a eent JeE laYeGA al
u khH time Ne Look llS8 featl 1ikeu ne tald
u. leIg Ia hQW thR tli4ef tlguni4riOiA WSe al
aied, end daecIiscd liz gys K iii "a Ndsldini
q spd lgR sAo inoasS Naa expenled vs. llae n
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w. Gem. Gibson Informed tiie aIsiie8gee that
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q; 4hih oH6g gsa8estHed IiF t4i9 j,lat iat ias
r. stiel Az hethoaBlit {0f fle i9fsi iptefeash
4, taa pErig Fiier lis supper "a luss1s
al ee.i. @ipsun tieuHeui ~ - ieA how I
~ had supported Capt. Dick flHHotf Gels
~ ll9ars, tle9ry hsr1oelesi Air tleHer d